Foraminifera source details
LeRoy, L. W. (1953). Biostratigraphy of the Maqfi section, Egypt. Geological Society of America Memoirs. 54: 1-81.
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LeRoy, L. W.
1953
Biostratigraphy of the Maqfi section, Egypt
Geological Society of America Memoirs
54: 1-81
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The Maqfi section outcrops in a conspicuous escarpment 400 km. S. 41° 00' W.
of Cairo, and 69 km. N. 65° 00' E. of the village of Qasr Farafra, Farafra Oasis,
Egypt. Nineteen species of Foraminifera from the Upper Cretaceous and 112
species from the Lower Tertiary of this section are recorded and illustrated. Forty
new species have been systematically described. Eight species have been given letter
designations because incomplete data do not permit identification or naming. The
results of this analysis should serve as control for future micropaleontologic and stratigraphic
investigations of the Western Desert of Egypt and adjacent areas of North
Africa.
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Anomalina aegyptiaca LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Anomalinoides aegyptiacus (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Anomalina desertorum LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Anomalina grandis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Astacolus bifurcatus LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Bolivina semireticulata LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Aragonia semireticulata (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Bulimina esnaensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Bulimina farafraensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Cibicides beadnelli LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Cibicides decoratus LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Cibicides farafraensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Cibicides libycus LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Heterolepa libyca (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Cibicides pharaonis LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Cibicidoides pharaonis (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Cibicides rigidus (Schwager, 1883) † accepted as Cibicidoides rigidus (Schwager, 1883) † (new combination reference)
Cibicides zitteli LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Anomalinoides zitteli (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Discocyclina nudimargo (Schwager, 1883) † (new combination reference)
Eggerella maqfiensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Elphidium africanum LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Epistomina esnaensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Gaudryina africana LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Globigerina esnaensis LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Acarinina esnaensis (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Haplophragmoides desertorum LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Marginulina carri LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Neobulimina farafraensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Nodosaria semispinosa LeRoy, 1953 accepted as Toddostomella hochstetteri (Schwager, 1866) † (original description)
Nonionella africana LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Parrella desertorum LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Pseudoclavulina farafraensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Pseudoclavulina maqfiensis LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Clavulina maqfiensis (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Quinqueloculina gussensis (Schwager, 1883) † (new combination reference)
Rotalia aegyptiaca LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Rotalia convexa LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Streblus convexus (LeRoy, 1953) † accepted as Angulogavelinella avnimelechi (Reiss, 1952) † (original description)
Rotorbinella aegyptiaca LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Sigmoilina proboscidea (Schwager, 1883) † accepted as Spiroloculina proboscidea Schwager, 1883 † (new combination reference)
Spiroloculina esnaensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Spiroplectammina desertorum LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Spiroplectammina esnaensis LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Spiroplectinella esnaensis (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Spiroplectammina henryi LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Spiroplectammina knebeli LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Textularia farafraensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Textularia nilotica (Schwager, 1883) † (new combination reference)
Textularia schwageri LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Trifarina esnaensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Uvigerina maqfiensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Valvulineria aegyptiaca LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Valvulineria critchetti LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Anomalina desertorum LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Anomalina grandis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Astacolus bifurcatus LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Bolivina semireticulata LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Aragonia semireticulata (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Bulimina esnaensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Bulimina farafraensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Cibicides beadnelli LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Cibicides decoratus LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Cibicides farafraensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Cibicides libycus LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Heterolepa libyca (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Cibicides pharaonis LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Cibicidoides pharaonis (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Cibicides rigidus (Schwager, 1883) † accepted as Cibicidoides rigidus (Schwager, 1883) † (new combination reference)
Cibicides zitteli LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Anomalinoides zitteli (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Discocyclina nudimargo (Schwager, 1883) † (new combination reference)
Eggerella maqfiensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Elphidium africanum LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Epistomina esnaensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Gaudryina africana LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Globigerina esnaensis LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Acarinina esnaensis (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Haplophragmoides desertorum LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Marginulina carri LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Neobulimina farafraensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Nodosaria semispinosa LeRoy, 1953 accepted as Toddostomella hochstetteri (Schwager, 1866) † (original description)
Nonionella africana LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Parrella desertorum LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Pseudoclavulina farafraensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Pseudoclavulina maqfiensis LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Clavulina maqfiensis (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Quinqueloculina gussensis (Schwager, 1883) † (new combination reference)
Rotalia aegyptiaca LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Rotalia convexa LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Streblus convexus (LeRoy, 1953) † accepted as Angulogavelinella avnimelechi (Reiss, 1952) † (original description)
Rotorbinella aegyptiaca LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Sigmoilina proboscidea (Schwager, 1883) † accepted as Spiroloculina proboscidea Schwager, 1883 † (new combination reference)
Spiroloculina esnaensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Spiroplectammina desertorum LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Spiroplectammina esnaensis LeRoy, 1953 † accepted as Spiroplectinella esnaensis (LeRoy, 1953) † (original description)
Spiroplectammina henryi LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Spiroplectammina knebeli LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Textularia farafraensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Textularia nilotica (Schwager, 1883) † (new combination reference)
Textularia schwageri LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Trifarina esnaensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Uvigerina maqfiensis LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Valvulineria aegyptiaca LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Valvulineria critchetti LeRoy, 1953 † (original description)
Original description
Test medium, dorsal side flat; ventral side strongly convex, irregularly umbilicate, masses of clear shell material ... [details]
Original description
Test nearly circular in side view, nearly flat ventrally, strongly convex dorsally; edge sharply rounded; periphery ... [details]